When you think of someone going off-grid—living in a house that is entirely self-sufficient, with no connection to utility companies—you maybe picture some sort of doomsday prepper in a Unabomber shed ...

To connect a new source of power to the U.S. electric grid requires energy generators to go through an application process with a regional transmission authority or ...

Extreme heat is increasing electricity demand as people crank up the AC. The strain could be too much. By Manuela Andreoni It’s really hot in Texas right now. Many parts of the state are hotter than ...

Citing more blackouts, wildfires and higher electricity rates, a growing number of homeowners are choosing to build homes that run entirely on solar panels and batteries. Wim Coekaerts’s off-grid home ...

The Biden Administration announced it is putting $3.46 billion into improving the strength and resiliency of the United States' electric grid. The federal funding will be joined with $4.7 billion in ...